Flashback: Rochdale

As the Iron prepare for Saturday's home game against Rochdale, we take a look at our record against them and pick out three memorable fixtures.

IRON ROMP TO MIDWEEK ROUT
Rochdale 0-4 Iron
Tuesday, November 26th, 2013

Scunthorpe inflicted a heavy defeat on nine-man Rochdale, who missed the chance to go top of League Two, with ourselves entering the play-off picture.

The game was goalless just before half-time until Niall Canavan's close-range effort set the Iron on the way to victory.

Dale captain Oliver Lancashire was sent off for two bookable offences and Sam Winnall scored from the spot, after Jack O'Connell had been dismissed for bringing down Jimmy Spencer in the box.

Spencer and David Syers struck late on to complete a memorable away win under the caretaker management of Russ Wilcox following Brian Laws' departure less than a week earlier.



STATEMENT OF INTENT
Iron 3-1 Rochdale
Saturday, August 7th, 2004

The Iron came back from behind to earn a hard-fought 3-1 win over Rochdale on the opening day of the new season in 2004, as United opened their campaign with three points. 

The visitors took the lead from a Leo Bertos penalty, with debutant Andy Crosby penalised, before Cleveland Taylor atoned for an earlier miss by smashing home a volley after half time.

Paul Hayes side-footed in a second for Scunthorpe after an inswinging corner by Ian Baraclough to put the hosts ahead, before substitute Matt Sparrow controlled in the area and slotted under the defender and goalkeeper following a breakaway and cross from Leeds United loanee Andy Keogh.

POINTS SHARED IN SIX GOAL THRILLER
Iron 3-3 Rochdale
Saturday, September 8th, 2018

Rochdale produced a second-half fightback to claim a draw at the Iron, denying new manager Stuart McCall a win in his first home league game.

Goals from Lee Novak, with just two minutes gone, and a mazy run and finish from Ryan Colclough put the Iron on course for victory with only a quarter of the contest played.

But Dale were improved after the break and as the heavens opened, the goals rained in.

Oliver Rathbone pulled one back not long after the restart - reacting quickest after Jak Alnwick had kept out a powerful low drive from Sam Hart - and though Scunthorpe restored their two-goal cushion within 60 seconds via Charlie Goode's header, Dale came back.

Rathbone rattled in his own and his side's second of the afternoon from outside the box before substitute Matty Gillam saw his late effort deflect into the top corner to secure a share of the spoils.

FULL RECORD

SEASON/DATE	COMPETITION	RESULT	IRON SCORERS
2021-22 - Sat 14 Aug	LG 2	Rochdale 0-0 Iron
2018-19 - Sat 23 Mar	LG 1	Rochdale 3-1 Iron	Hallam
2018-19 - Sat 8 Sep	LG 1	Iron 3-3 Rochdale	Novak, Colclough, Goode
2017-18 - Sat 24 Mar	LG 1	Iron 1-1 Rochdale	Toney
2017-18 - Sat 12 Aug	LG 1	Rochdale 1-1 Iron	Holmes
2016-17 - Tue 14 Mar	LG 1	Iron 2-1 Rochdale	Madden, Crooks
2016-17 - Sat 10 Dec	LG 1	Rochdale 3-2 Iron	Hopper, Bishop
2015-16 - Mon 28 Dec	LG 1	Iron 1-1 Rochdale	Mirfin
2015-16 - Sat 19 Sep	LG 1	Rochdale 2-1 Iron	Wallace
2014-15 - Sat 21 Mar	LG 1	Rochdale 3-1 Iron	van Veen
2014-15 - Fri 26 Dec	LG 1	Iron 2-1 Rochdale	O'Neil, Madden
2013-14 - Wed 1 Jan	LG 2	Iron 3-0 Rochdale	Syers, Winnall 2
2013-14 - Tue 26 Nov	LG 2	Rochdale 0-4 Iron	Canavan, Winnall, Spencer, Syers
2011-12 - Tue 14 Feb	LG 1	Iron 1-0 Rochdale	Thompson
2011-12 - Tue 13 Sep	LG 1	Rochdale 1-0 Iron
2008-09 - Tue 4 Nov	FLT R3	Iron 1-0 Rochdale	Mirfin
2004-05 - Sat 19 Mar	LG 2	Rochdale 0-0 Iron
2004-05 - Sat 7 Aug	LG 2	Iron 3-1 Rochdale	Taylor, Hayes, Sparrow
2003-04 - Sat 10 Apr	DIV 3	Iron 2-2 Rochdale	MacLean, Butler
2003-04 - Sat 4 Oct	DIV 3	Rochdale 2-0 Iron
2002-03 - Tue 18 Mar	DIV 3	Iron 3-1 Rochdale	Hayes 2, Kilford
2002-03 - Sat 19 Oct	DIV 3	Rochdale 1-2 Iron	Carruthers 2
2001-02 - Sat 23 Feb	DIV 3	Iron 2-1 Rochdale	Graves 2
2001-02 - Sat 15 Sep	DIV 3	Rochdale 2-2 Iron	Brough, Beagrie
2000-01 - Tue 13 Feb	DIV 3	Iron 0-0 Rochdale
2000-01 - Sat 26 Aug	DIV 3	Rochdale 3-2 Iron	Sheldon, Hodges
1998-99 - Sat 20 Feb	DIV 3	Iron 0-1 Rochdale
1998-99 - Sat 12 Sep	DIV 3	Rochdale 2-2 Iron	Forrester, Stamp
1997-98 - Sat 14 Feb	DIV 3	Iron 2-0 Rochdale	Regis, Eyre
1997-98 - Sat 4 Oct	DIV 3	Rochdale 2-0 Iron
1996-97 - Sat 30 Nov	DIV 3	Rochdale 1-2 Iron	Baker, Eyre
1996-97 - Sat 26 Oct	DIV 3	Iron 2-2 Rochdale	Baker, Eyre
1995-96 - Sat 20 Apr	DIV 3	Rochdale 1-1 Iron	Clarkson
1995-96 - Sat 4 Nov	DIV 3	Iron 1-3 Rochdale	Ford
1994-95 - Sat 8 Apr	DIV 3	Rochdale 1-2 Iron	Turnbull, Kiwomya
1994-95 - Sat 31 Dec	DIV 3	Iron 4-1 Rochdale	Mudd, Bullimore, Eyre, Thompstone
1993-94 - Sat 7 May	DIV 3	Rochdale 2-3 Iron	Thornber, Juryeff, Lancaster (og)
1993-94 - Sat 27 Nov	DIV 3	Iron 2-1 Rochdale	Toman, Thompstone
1992-93 - Sat 10 Apr	DIV 3	Iron 5-1 Rochdale	Helliwell, Goodacre 2, Platnauer, Martin
1992-93 - Tue 2 Feb	FLT R3	Rochdale 1-2 Iron	Daws 2
1992-93 - Sat 26 Dec	DIV 3	Rochdale 2-0 Iron
1991-92 - Tue 10 Mar	DIV 4	Rochdale 2-0 Iron
1991-92 - Tue 5 Nov	DIV 4	Iron 6-2 Rochdale	Hamilton, A Brown (og), Lister, Helliwell, Alexander, Hill
1990-91 - Sat 23 Feb	DIV 4	Rochdale 2-1 Iron	Daws
1990-91 - Tue 20 Nov	FAC R1 R	Iron 2-1 Rochdale	Flounders, Lillis
1990-91 - Sat 17 Nov	FAC R1	Rochdale 1-1 Iron	Hicks
1990-91 - Sat 10 Nov	DIV 4	Iron 2-1 Rochdale	Flounders, Cotton
1989-90 - Sat 13 Jan	DIV 4	Rochdale 3-0 Iron
1989-90 - Sat 26 Aug	DIV 4	Iron 0-1 Rochdale
1988-89 - Sat 4 Mar	DIV 4	Iron 4-0 Rochdale	Daws, A Brown, Hodkinson
1988-89 - Sat 22 Oct	DIV 4	Rochdale 1-0 Iron
1987-88 - Sat 6 Feb	DIV 4	Rochdale 2-1 Iron	Flounders
1987-88 - Sat 5 Sep	DIV 4	Iron 1-0 Rochdale	Dixon
1986-87 - Sat 9 May	DIV 4	Iron 2-0 Rochdale	Lister, Flounders
1986-87 - Sat 13 Dec	DIV 4	Rochdale 1-1 Iron	Lister
1985-86 - Fri 18 Apr	DIV 4	Iron 3-1 Rochdale	Broddle, Houchen, Lister
1985-86 - Tue 10 Dec	FA Cup	Rochdale 2-1 Iron
1985-86 - Sat 7 Dece	FA Cup	Iron 2-2 Rochdale
1985-86 - Sat 23 Nov	DIV 4	Rochdale 1-0 Iron
1984-85 - Mon 6 May	DIV 4	Rochdale 3-3 Iron	Cammack 2, Stobart
1984-85 - Tue 26 Feb	DIV 4	Iron 4-2 Rochdale	Cammack 2, Brolly 2
1982-83 - Mon 4 Apr	DIV 4	Rochdale 0-1 Iron	Graham
1982-83 - Mon 27 Dec	DIV 4	Iron 1-1 Rochdale	Cammack
1981-82 - Tue 20 Apr	DIV 4	Rochdale 1-1 Iron	Telfer
1981-82 - Sat 10 Apr	DIV 4	Iron 1-0 Rochdale	Keeley
1980-81 - Tue 11 Nov	DIV 4	Iron 1-1 Rochdale	Stewart
1980-81 - Tue 19 Aug	DIV 4	Rochdale 4-0 Iron
1979-80 - Fri 18 Apr	DIV 4	Rochdale 0-1 Iron	Partridge
1979-80 - Wed 30 Jan	FA Cup	Rochdale 2-1 Iron
1979-80 - Fri 30 Nov	DIV 4	Iron 2-0 Rochdale	Oates 2
1978-79 - Sat 21 Apr	DIV 4	Rochdale 1-0 Iron
1978-79 - Sat 30 Dec	DIV 4	Iron 0-4 Rochdale
1977-78 - Sat 15 Apr	DIV 4	Rochdale 1-1 Iron	Oates
1977-78 - Sat 19 Nov	DIV 4	Iron 1-0 Rochdale	Kilmore
1976-77 - Sat 22 Jan	DIV 4	Rochdale 5-0 Iron
1976-77 - Sat 21 Aug	DIV 4	Iron 0-1 Rochdale
1975-76 - Fri 12 Mar	DIV 4	Rochdale 1-1 Iron	Green
1975-76 - Sat 11 Oct	DIV 4	Iron 1-3 Rochdale	Green
1974-75 - Sat 22 Feb	DIV 4	Rochdale 4-2 Iron	Collier, Roberts
1974-75 - Sat 16 Nov	DIV 4	Iron 2-2 Rochdale	Pilling 2
1972-73 - Sat 11 Nov	DIV 3	Rochdale 0-2 Iron	Heath, Kirk
1972-73 - Tue 19 Sep	DIV 3	Iron 1-2 Rochdale	McDonald
1968-69 - Sat 1 Mar	DIV 4	Iron 0-0 Rochdale
1968-69 - Sat 10 Aug	DIV 4	Rochdale 3-2 Iron	Kerr, Deere
1960-61 - Thur 20 Oct	LGEC	Iron 0-1 Rochdale
1960-61 - Mon 10 Oct	LGEC	Rochdale 1-1 Iron
1957-58 - Thu 3 Oct	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 2-0 Rochdale	Haigh, Stokes
1957-58 - Wed 25 Sep	DIV 3 (N)	Rochdale 1-4 Iron	Haigh, Waldock, Marriott, Fletcher
1956-57 - Sat 2 Feb	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 1-0 Rochdale	Haigh
1956-57 - Sat 17 Nov	FA Cup	Iron 1-0 Rochdale
1956-57 - Sat 22 Sep	DIV 3 (N)	Rochdale 3-0 Iron
1955-56 - Thu 22 Mar	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 1-2 Rochdale	Gregory
1955-56 - Sat 15 Oct	DIV 3 (N)	Rochdale 3-2 Iron	Brown, Gregory
1954-55 - Sat 5 Mar	DIV 3 (N)	Rochdale 2-0 Iron
1954-55 - Sat 16 Oct	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 2-2 Rochdale	Brown 2
1953-54 - Sat 27 Feb	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 1-1 Rochdale	Brown
1953-54 - Sat 10 Oct	DIV 3 (N)	Rochdale 1-1 Iron	Brown
1952-53 - Sat 24 Jan	DIV 3 (N)	Rochdale 2-2 Iron	Ottewell, Brownsword
1952-53 - Sat 13 Sep	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 5-1 Rochdale	McGill, Mynard, Whitfield, Mosby, Haigh
1951-52 - Sat 29 Mar	DIV 3 (N)	Rochdale 1-2 Iron	Ottewell, Wallace
1951-52 - Sat 10 Nov	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 3-1 Rochdale	Powell, Cumner, Taylor
1950-51 - Sat 21 Apr	DIV 3 (N)	Iron 3-0 Rochdale	Cumner 2, Comley
1950-51 - Sat 2 Dec	DIV 3 (N)	Rochdale 2-0 Iron
1931-32 - Sat 28 Nov	FA Cup	Iron 2-1 Rochdale

Our full record against Rochdale is as follows: 

	P	W	D	L	F	A
Home	52	30	13	9	97	54
Away	52	11	15	26	61	88
TOTAL	104	41	28	35	158	142